Job Overview
* Applications welcomed from trainee pharmacists looking to join the register in 2025.
Are you a trainee pharmacist looking for a job in a friendly, supportive, and exciting clinical environment?
At the James Paget University Hospital, we pride ourselves on our experienced and supportive clinical pharmacy team who can help to support and nurture you in the early stages of your career as a hospital pharmacist. With close ties to the UEA School of Pharmacy, as well as funded positions on both the Newly Qualified Pharmacist Programme (NQP) and the integrated prescribing diploma – NQPIP courses, you will have access to high-quality postgraduate teaching and qualifications. Thanks to a recent successful recruitment drive, we are developing a team of pharmacists with a wealth of knowledge and experience as well as developing innovative clinical roles. As a department, we are focusing on adapting and modernising our clinical service in line with our new hospital rebuild starting in 2025 and the Norfolk and Waveney Acute Trust's joint Electronic Patient Record (EPR) project. If you are keen to rapidly progress your career, then this is the hospital for you. We invest in our staff to allow them to grow and to take on more senior roles and opportunities if desired.
Main duties of the job
* Providing a clinical pharmacy ward-based service with the opportunity to care for patients in a wide range of specialities which may include emergency medicine, surgery, cardiology, intensive care, gastroenterology, paediatrics, frailty, oncology/haematology, and respiratory.
* Clinical verification and accuracy checking of prescriptions including inpatient, outpatient, and discharge prescriptions.
* Giving advice to medical, nursing, other healthcare staff, and patients on all aspects of the safe & effective use of medicines.
* Facilitating medicines reconciliation, discharge planning, and patient counselling assisted by our team of pharmacy technicians.
We are keen to support flexible working opportunities where possible and if you would like to discuss a specific working pattern to suit your work/life balance or a multi-role career then please contact us to discuss this.
Our hospital is an amazing place to work and we would welcome the opportunity to talk to you about joining our team here on England’s east coast.
Working for our organisation
As a teaching hospital, we are part of the University of East Anglia Medical School and have good links with the University of East Anglia School of Pharmacy.
The East Coast Is a Great Place To Live
* Located 5 minutes from Gorleston Beach, with 3 miles of golden sands rated by Tripadvisor as the best beach in the UK and ranked in the top 10% of attractions worldwide.
* Located near the Broads National Park, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty consisting of over 200km of waterways which provides access to activities including boating, kayaking, and paddleboarding.
* Transport links to the city of Norwich, named by the Sunday Times as one of the UK’s best places to live.
What we can offer you
* We’re a 450-bed district general hospital. Through the national NHS Staff Survey, our staff value our commitment to flexible working, and feel engaged and involved in how services operate.
* New hospital in development.
* NHS Terms and Conditions including generous annual leave.
* Flexible working including working patterns/hours.
* Wellbeing support community.
* A range of training and development opportunities.
* Research opportunities.
* Adopting and working towards a Just Culture approach.
* Affordable local property prices.
* Relocation package may be available.
* On-site crèche.
* On-site accommodation.
* On-site staff car park.
* Excellent staff canteen.
* Salary sacrifice scheme available for cars.
* Uniform fully provided.
Our vision is to provide safe, high-quality services delivered with courtesy and respect.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential Criteria
* Masters in Pharmacy or equivalent degree.
* Registered with GPhC.
Experience
Essential criteria
* Completion or near completion of foundation pharmacist year.
Desirable criteria
* Previous hospital pharmacy experience.
* Post-registration experience - any sector.
Skills
Essential criteria
* Strong communication skills – oral and written.
* Able to work as part of a team or as an individual with a flexible approach to duties.
* Computer literate.
* Articulate and Numerate.
Desirable criteria
* Change management experience.
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working, and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Tier 2 Sponsorship : We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.
Please check your account regularly under “My Applications” to view the progress of your applications. If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
In submitting an application form, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in this post, the vacancy may be closed prior to the stated closing date.
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